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Appendix table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted



Appendix table 4.
 Durable manufacturing sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor
 costs, seasonally adjusted.

                                                                              Real
 Year              Labor                                       Hourly         hourly          Unit
 and               produc-                      Hours          compensa-      compensa-       labor
 quarter           tivity        Output         worked         tion (1)       tion (2)        costs
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                       Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)

 2017 ANNUAL        0.1            0.7            0.6            4.0 r          1.9 r          3.9 r

 2017 IV            3.8 r          5.3 r          1.4            6.8 r          3.6 r          2.8 r
      III          -4.4 r         -2.2 r          2.3            2.5 r          0.3 r          7.2 r
      II            2.9 r          1.0 r         -1.9            7.8 r          7.4 r          4.8 r
      I            -1.4 r          1.2 r          2.6            2.6 r         -0.3 r          4.1 r

 2016 ANNUAL       -1.3           -1.7           -0.4            0.9           -0.4            2.2  

 2016 IV            0.4 r          0.6 r          0.2            4.8 r          2.2 r          4.4 r
      III           1.8 r          1.8 r          0.0            1.8 r         -0.1 r          0.0 r
      II           -0.5           -2.4 r         -1.9            1.5 r         -1.4 r          2.0 r
      I            -1.2 r         -1.3           -0.1           -1.2 r         -1.1 r          0.1 r

 2015 ANNUAL       -1.6           -1.0            0.6            3.1            2.9            4.7  

 2015 IV           -6.6           -5.2 r          1.4           -1.5 r         -1.5 r          5.5 r
      III           1.6           -0.2 r         -1.9            4.0 r          2.4 r          2.3 r
      II           -0.9           -1.9           -1.0            2.4 r         -0.4 r          3.3 r
      I            -2.9           -4.5           -1.7            5.0            7.7 r          8.1 r
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                     Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

 2017 ANNUAL        0.1            0.7            0.6            4.0 r          1.9 r          3.9 r

 2017 IV            0.2 r          1.3 r          1.1            4.9 r          2.7 r          4.7 r
      III          -0.7            0.1            0.8            4.4            2.4 r          5.1  
      II            0.9 r          1.1 r          0.2            4.2 r          2.3 r          3.3 r
      I             0.1 r          0.3 r          0.2            2.7 r          0.1 r          2.6 r

 2016 ANNUAL       -1.3           -1.7           -0.4            0.9           -0.4            2.2  

 2016 IV            0.1 r         -0.3           -0.4            1.7 r         -0.1 r          1.6 r
      III          -1.7           -1.8           -0.1            0.1 r         -1.0            1.9  
      II           -1.7           -2.3           -0.6            0.7 r         -0.4 r          2.4 r
      I            -1.8           -2.2           -0.4            0.9 r         -0.2 r          2.8 r

 2015 ANNUAL       -1.6           -1.0            0.6            3.1            2.9            4.7  

 2015 IV           -2.2           -3.0           -0.8            2.4            2.0 r          4.8 r
      III          -1.1           -1.5           -0.4            4.1            3.9            5.3  
      II           -1.7           -0.7            1.0            3.6            3.5            5.3 r
      I            -1.3            1.2            2.6            2.2            2.2            3.6 r
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Indexes 2012=100

 2017 ANNUAL       98.8 r        102.8 r        104.1          110.4 r        103.2 r        111.8 r

 2017 IV           99.1 r        103.6 r        104.6          112.7 r        104.4 r        113.7 r
      III          98.2 r        102.3 r        104.2          110.8 r        103.5 r        112.9 r
      II           99.3 r        102.9 r        103.6          110.1 r        103.4 r        111.0 r
      I            98.5 r        102.6 r        104.1          108.1 r        101.6 r        109.7 r

 2016 ANNUAL       98.6 r        102.1 r        103.5          106.1 r        101.4 r        107.6 r

 2016 IV           98.9 r        102.3 r        103.4          107.4 r        101.7 r        108.6 r
      III          98.8 r        102.2 r        103.4          106.2 r        101.1 r        107.4 r
      II           98.4 r        101.7 r        103.4          105.7 r        101.2 r        107.4 r
      I            98.5 r        102.3 r        103.9          105.3 r        101.5 r        106.9 r

 2015 ANNUAL       99.9 r        103.8 r        103.9          105.2 r        101.8 r        105.3 r

 2015 IV           98.8 r        102.6 r        103.9          105.6 r        101.8 r        106.9 r
      III         100.5 r        104.0 r        103.5          106.0 r        102.2 r        105.5 r
      II          100.1 r        104.1 r        104.0          105.0 r        101.6 r        104.9 r
      I           100.3 r        104.6 r        104.3          104.4 r        101.7 r        104.0 r
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 See footnotes following Table 6.                                                    August 14, 2020
 r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Last Modified Date: August 14, 2020